Alcohol and Sex Offending: What Do Child Sex Offenders Think About Drinking?

✍ Scribed by Candice M. Monson; Lisa M. Jones; P. Clayton Rivers; Steven B. Blum

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 753 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1055-3835
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1874.1998.tb00132.x

✦ Synopsis

The relationship between general and sex-specific alcohol expectancies and drinking before offending was examined in a sample of child sex offenders. Regression analyses revealed that sex-specific expectancies were the single best predictor of the proportion of times the offenders reported drinking before offending, even when the offenders' (preincarceration) customary drinking behaviors were accounted for. These results highlight the importance of assessing expectancies related to particular social domains. Implications for offender treatment and relapse prevention are discussed.

M ost research to date on the role of alcohol in sexual offenses against children has been descriptive in nature. A review of these studies reveals that approximately 40% to 50% of offenders report drinking at the time of the offense, and about 50% are considered to be alcohol abusers (Aarens, Blain, Buckley,